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~ Of Love ~ 
(From "The Prophet" by Kahlil Gibran, 1883-1931)
 
 
They said to him "Speak to us of Love."

He looked upon the people, and there fell a stillness upon them.
And with a great voice he said:

When love beckons to you, follow him,
Though his ways are hard and steep.
And when his wings enfold you yield to him,
Though the sword hidden among his feathers may wound you.
And when he speaks to you believe in him,
Though his voice may shatter your dreams.

For even as love crowns you so shall he crucify you.
Even as he is for your growth so he is for your pruning.

Even as he ascends to your height
and caresses your tenderest branches,
So shall he descend to your roots
and shake them in their clinging to the earth.

All these things shall love do unto you
that you may know the secrets of your heart,
and in that knowledge become a fragment of Life's heart.

But if in your fear you would seek only
love's peace and love's pleasure,
Then it is better for you to cover yourself
and pass out of love's door,
Into the seasonless world where you shall laugh,
but not all of your laughter,
and weep, but not all of your tears.

Love gives nothing but itself
and takes nothing but from itself.
Love possesses not nor would it be possessed;
For love is sufficient unto love.

When you love you should not say,
"God is in my heart," but rather, "I am in the heart of God."

And think not you can direct the course of love,
for love, if it finds you worthy, directs your course.
Love has no other desire but to fulfill itself.
 
 
~ 论爱 ~
纪伯伦,选自《先知-1923》)

众人于是对Almustafa说:请给我们谈谈爱。

他举头望着民众,他们一时沉默了。
他用洪亮的声音说:

当爱向你们召唤的时候,跟随着他,
虽然他的路程是艰险而陡峻。
当他的翅翼围卷你们的时候,屈服与他,
虽然那藏在羽膈中间的剑刃也许会伤毁你们。

当他对你说话的时候,信从他,
虽然他的声音会把你们的梦魂击碎,如同北风吹荒了林园。

爱虽给你加冠,他也把你钉在十字架上。
他虽栽培你,他也刈剪你。

他虽升到你的最高处,
抚惜你在日中颤动的枝叶,
他也要降到你的根下,
摇动你的根柢的一切关节,使之归土。

这些都是爱要给你们作的事情,
使你知道自己心中的秘密,
在这知识中你便成了"生命"心中的一屑。

假如在你的疑惧中,
只寻求爱的和平与逸乐,
那不如掩盖你的裸露而躲过爱的筛打,
而走入那没有季候的世界,在那里你将欢笑,
却不是尽量的笑悦,
你将哭泣,却没有流干眼泪。

爱除自身外无施与,
除自身外无接受。
爱不占有也不被占有;
因为爱在爱中满足了。

当你爱的时候,你不要说:
"上帝在我心中",却要说:"我在上帝的心里。"

不要想你能引导爱的路程,
因为若是他觉得你配,他就引导你。
爱没有别的愿望,只要成全自己。